Dance Subject Guide

Ballet

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American Ballet Theatre Library

Includes a dictionary of brief definitions and video demonstrations of ballet terms (QuickTime plug-in required), and ABT's repertory archive, with information on premieres, casts, choreographers, composers, etc.

Andros on Ballet

Articles on ballet by Dick Andros, a New York-based teacher and writer. Includes biographies, history, technique, and more.

Balanchine's Complete Stories of the Great Ballets

Ref MT 95 .B3 1977a
Contains the plots of 400 ballets.

Ballet CD-ROM

CD-ROM station, Music and Dance Library.
Definitions and video demonstrations of more than 700 ballet terms. Also includes a brief history of ballet and interviews with dancers.

Ballet.co

A "site about all things ballet and dance in the world & the UK." Includes a magazine, reviews, forums, and articles on performers and choreographers. Features special resources on Frederick Ashton and Kenneth MacMillan.

BalletNotes

Provides in-depth background on ballets, choreographers, and composers.

International Dictionary of Ballet

Ref GV 1585 .I57 1993
750 entries on individual artists, ballets, and ballet companies. Excellent worklists and bibliographies.

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